Visit Quebec - 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about Quebec City, Canada
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
- Traveling to Quebec? Not Sure What to Expect in Quebec? Here we go through what you should know about Quebec, Canada before you go. From the amazing European atmosphere with fantastic food and architecture to great museums and family activities like the Aquarium of Quebec to the not so great parts of trying to find parking, dealing with some of the rudest tourists in Canada and some other unfun things.
The best and worst of Quebec City, Canada.
Filmed in Quebec City, Canada
Copyright Mark Wolters 2014
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Next time just ask for the nearest "dépanneur" and you will find your water bottles, snacks and everything else.
Jeremy's Transit & Tech where were you last summer Jeremy? :)
+Jeremy's Transit & Tech Yeah or look for a Pharmaprix!
I was going to recommend that as well. If anything, actually avoid kiosks... Their beverages are nearly always overpriced. Either be prepared and bring your own, or stop at a "depanneur" or corner store where the prices are fairer, they are everywhere.
Je me rappelle qu'il y avait des depanneurs dans les voisinages du Vieux Quebec, où j’avais acheté de bouteilles d’eau et de la charcuterie aussi....... Quebec=là où la rivière se rétréci. Quebec Je me rappelle c'est vraie, on ne s'oublie jamais.
BTW, for those who don't know ... Dépanneur means Convenience Store
I work in a coffe shop in Quebec and we got a lot of tourists... Of course we say "Bonjour" and not "hi" to everybody that comes in and we'll speak french between us coworkers. Somehow this really offended some people that asked for us to speak english even between us and to respect the english language by adressing our customers in english.
Of course we try our best to be understood in english with english speakers but I thoutgh it was rude from them to ask more than that; to ask that we adapt to their comfort instead of them accepting that they are in a foreign country with foreign language and culture
@@aham5578 Not only is english not recognized as the official language by ANY instance, French is the ONLY official language in Quebec, and is therefore the language of work, service and education. About French in Quebec being a copy of another language: I don't know if fucking your cousins too much gives you this definition for "accent", but it is amazingly incorrect. The French spoken in Quebec never pretended to be a different language from international, standard French. I'm going to assume you're from the usa judging by the immense display of arrogance and stupidity you put for all to see.
A Ham DO YOU EVEN ENGLISH BRO? Haha you dead me hahahaha n00b
A Ham Read a book. The vikings did go on the American coasts but they never inhabited the continent. Are you really trying to judge a country by their history? Where are you from, I can name you bad things your country did too, don’t worry about it.
A Ham Also, “First Nations” isn’t a language, how insensitive of you!
That blows my mind. That would be like a Spanish speaking person coming to America and being offended that they did not speak Spanish behind the counter. Unthinkable. Our languages and diversities are what make this world great.
I live in Quebec City and I must say I know it's cold and there's less to do in the winter, but le Vieux Québec is even more beautiful on a snowy night for me, can't be beat.
Yes, Québec is a French-speaking city, 95% of the people are of French language, and 82% in the rest of the Province of Québec. Most people can speak good English or some English and help out, something Québécois like to do. Many people working in restaurants, hotels or tourist information bureaux can speak two or even three languages.
As for the water, I suggest that you use the numerous water fountains in the city, water that everybody drinks, it is safe and comes from a lake in the Laurentians and is as good as bottled water, which is bottled in other municipalities. Water from the fountain is free and it is good not to have those plastic bottles ruin our environment.
Buy snacks, soft drinks or water if you have to in a «dépanneur», which is somewhat a corner store in the province of Québec. Remember that it is always better to walk the city than to tour it by bus or car. This city is full of history to uncover and it's many cultural events are a must from mid-June to mid-September.
Enjoy your visit and don't be shy to ask information to the locals, most will go out of their way to accommodate you.
+Jacques Plov Maybe the many arrival of the new French speaking migrants from West African countries where the official language is French.I spoke English to one of the Front Office receptionist in a hotel in Montreal and she did not seems to understand me well.She is a very pretty and kind lady and speaks absolutely beautiful French though I have some limit understanding of the language myself.
Jacques Plov. It's more like 98 % of the people speak french in Quebec City
95% of the population speaks French as a first language. Most of the remaining 5% speak it as a second language.
Am a Quebecois and I know how to talk in english really really well.
@@ashawn203 no its 98% of the population of Québec City Who are french speaking
The rude people bumping into you and not apologizing are most certainly the tourists
(or French migrants lel)
For gods sake , I wish Canadians would stop being so politically correct.
Just say it !
Its the CHINESE tourists that are so rude , weather its bumping into you , peeing on the side walk or busting up historical objects.
They are known world wide for their foul behaviour !
@@ethics3 chill out, there is more than one type of rude tourist. Chinese have a bad reputation, but american, french or indians can be worst. Even quebecers from other town can be pretty rude. I speak from 8 years of experience working in that area.
@@ethics3 As a Chinese i don't think so. You may read some news of the misbehave, but you have to realize there are 13 million Chinese there who won't behave that way. When i bumped into someone i always said SORRY! Speaking of peeing, omg, where did you see that, i have not seen any Chinese doing like that LITERALLY in my life!!
@@ethics3 the fact that you are generalizing all chinese people after only hearing "foul rumors" and encountering a few, then resorted to talking bs about them as if you know every little thing about their behaviors, just admit it, you're racist.
Pourquoi je regarde ça? Je suis québécoise. '-'
Ananas BananaChocolat aha jme posais la même question ! c'est p-e qu'on fond de nous .. on est tellement une société distincte, qu'il serait temps de faire les démarches nécessaire pour être un pays !! on ne peut pas abandonné cette cause !! nos ancêtres ont tout donner pour que ce rêve devienne réalité ! !!..
OSTI DE SÉPARATISTE !!!
Joeb Posa ta yeule
AnanasBananaChocolat pourquoi pas? C’est bon de voir un autre perspective.
Joeb Posa VIVE LE QUÉBEC!!!
On the behalf of all Americans: Thank you Quebec City. You are awesome.
What a joke.
Merci !!!
Come again :)
I'm literally considering moving to Quebec by 2021, I hate rude people, its really affordable and its wayyyy safer than the us for my future kids. Im learning a little French day by day.... wee wee
it's spelled oui , oui, and I can teach you the dark side of Quebec french if you want. Our cursing words are legendary and we made it so to an art. BTW, if you're from the US and think it's affordable here in comparison, you might want to do a bit of research, I 'm not so sure about your statement there. Taxes of all kinds are something else but for safety , yes your on point for that one. Cheers from the Laurentians.
@@frankmayerstudios2161 ''Our cursing words are legendary and we made it so to an art.''
Ça m'a crissement fait rire...
@@pierrejean1380 Tabarnac y faut lé avertir qui y a juste un (1) bon francais sua planete pis cé l'joual cibouère. :)
If you hate rude people, you shouldn't move to Quebec.
@magic marq did you end up moving? I’m starting down that road right now
As an Anglo Canadian I've always found that if I start off speaking French they will appreciate the effort and either keep speaking to you in French or switch to English, but the important thing is that they see you are making an attempt. Montreal may be a different story, but you can't just go into the heart of Quebec where their official language is French and expect a positive response from everybody if you insist on speaking English first. It's possible they make more allowance for tourists, but my fellow English Canadians really have no excuse at this point
We're talking tourism here. Don't expect tourist from around the world to speak the language. Many people from France, depending where in France, don't understand the kind of French spoken in Quebec. That's why I call the language, Quebecois, and not, French. How many Quebecois travel to Cuba and don't speak a word of Cuban Spanish? Many! You don't hear Cubans complaining about it. When they do communicate to Cubans, the majority who don't speak Spanish, they will speak to them in English. Once again, it's an international language. So if we want tourism money in Quebec we must accommodate with knowing the international language of English. This is why Quebec tourism isn't a big hit internationally. As for the rest of Canada, Quebecers don't care about shoving French down their throats. That was a governmental move by the Federal government, not the government of Quebec. Within Quebec there is only one official language, French. And that also applies to Montreal too, French. And if the Feds adopted English being the only official language for the rest of Canada, Quebecers wouldn't care. You'd be surprised how many Franco Quebecois feel that way. They're logical about the hypocrisy of forcing French down the rest of the countries throat, while making Quebec a unilingual province. And why would English Canadians have no excuse at this point to know French, aka Quebecois, but not okay for French Quebecois to not know English? Be an individual and speak your mother tongue. That's my philosophy. You're not obliged to speak anyone else's language, especially within places that advertise themselves as "tourist" areas. Don't forget the word, "Tourist" in tourism. If that were the case the majority of people wouldn't travel anywhere in the world. And from my experience, most tourists don't speak the language of the place they are vacationing at. And real tourist destinations aren't insulted by that because they are "tourist" destinations; hence, they are able to "accommodate" multiple languages and cultures. That's why on many resorts in the Caribbean they have staff who can speak in multiple languages.
And don't take my response as attacking yours btw. And look at my name. I'm Quebecois. Don't think we all agree with one another on this subject matter concerning language, because we definitely don't. But I do respect your viewpoint.
@@sebastienbolduc5654 everybody in France can understand Quebecois French...you're just ignorantly propagating that old myth that in France they speak French and in Quebec they speak "patois'." smh...
exactly...we are more interesting to help in english when we see the person make an effort to speak a litlle french ( and don,t bother if we laugh a bit of your french). We see that like a polite way.
@@sebastienbolduc5654 bon, un autre Elvis Gratton! think big estie!
@@sebastienbolduc5654quel discours totalement erroné c'est pas possible, tu ne t'es pas relu c'est certain , il y a minimum 60 accents Français différents , la langue Québécoise ça n'existe pas , les Français qui font l'effort nous comprennent très bien, les peuples, les nations les cultures les langues existent et doivent être respectées et c'est la raison principale des gens qui voyagent, se dépaysé, ton discours condescendant est vraiment celui d'un aplaventri faisant l'hégémonie Anglosaxone incroyable
I lived in Québec for 7 years and I loved every minute of it. I am planning to go back and never leave.
mary-ann Cerezo it is so cool. i loved it too
Est ce que tu parle français?
You are lucky...
@@Randomguy-wd5lw si elle a aimer chaque secondes des ses 7 ans au Quebec, d'apres moi elle parle francais.
are you there yet ?
I took French lessons before visiting and it made a big difference.
By the way, Quebec City truly is Canada's most beautiful city, hands down.
Except when you live in it LOL
Nope, obviously you haven't been anywhere else in Canada.
@@aham5578 Like what, other citys in canada are third worlds of immigrants. But thats wath you like do.. Caus your Gay and fuckt
Et un nationaliste de trouvé!
Miss one of those rainy days in Quebec!
I'm from Quebec and you described my city very well, thank you :)
You here! I watch your videos to improve my Quebec French =) ~ and additionally you are amazing, so in love with your attitude and good vibes ♥
Dhin Cardoso heyyy that's so great to hear! Merciiii :)
cc victoria 💛
Me too I from Quebec
Im moving to Québec
I love Quebec French. SOOO much better to hear than France French. It's just much cooler sounding and the curse words are fun to use.
It's too bad Parisians are made up of a bunch of foreigners and aren't really French! Besides Parisians are nasty, bitter, and rude people, and that's the truth, lol!
No actually you couldn't say the same with English from the UK, unless one lives in the Home Counties. English from the US is the mainstream norm. Hence, it is now the proper English!
htfcm criss de bon commentaire merci !
ROFL!!!! out of all the nuances and varying cadences between the two dialects, it's the swear words that stick out for you lol
LOL Yes sir.
I lived in Quebec city for many years and I'd say the #5 on the Hate List has probably more to do with the language barrier and a certain "shyness" than the culture or attitude. You'll probably find that locals will readily and proactively help francophone tourists while maybe even ignoring the anglophones. While it's true people here learn English at school, I'd say that many people's English in Quebec city is on par to most English Canadians' French. So they wouldn't want to get into a conversation in English and embarrass themselves. However if you ask nicely in Frenglish, they'll go out of their way to help. Only my 2 cents! ;)
tabernac !
Mathieu Baril You are 100% correct. It's a shame that Canadians learn both English and French in school - yet most Canadians do not have exposure to the other language/culture after school - and they forget their second language. It would be much better if Canada were structured to be completely bilingual.
Björn Borg I perfectly agree.After all It is English and French and at least 70% of the vacabularies from these two languages are identitical in meaning , maybe a little variation in pronounciation.Not English and Chinese which are two completely different languages altogether.I am so fortunate to know them all.
Mathieu Baril I agree. The shyness doesn't just apply to the Quebecois, though. I think it's a more universal feeling where someone who speaks English only as a secondary language would be a little more reserved in speaking it to one who is native at it. They feel like they're being judged.
Me? I got over the shyness. If I make mistakes with my French when trying to converse in Quebec (French is not my Mother Tongue, just learned in school and continued even after), then feel free to correct me. I won't take it against anyone.
Mathieu Baril The xenophobic movement by the PQ has ruined the province and we have had generations of people who did not have the opportunity to learn English. I am a bilingual Québecer and when family and friends visit from other parts of Canada they have never had a problem communicating. I encourage them to learn the basics but even when they did site seeing on their own they reported being treated well. Lets separate the politicians from the ordinary folks who are wonderful people.
Im from Quebec city , im French and I really like your video! merci beaucoup!!! :)
French Canadian?
@@treygray2817 yep
Don't you just hate it when you go to a French speaking place.. and people speak French?? wow man *mind blown*
+21stCenturyFuck I think your name sums it up... mind blown my friend... mind blown... thanks for blowing it ;)
I'm French American so hearing language of my ancestors was music to my ears. If you don't like it stay away
@@woltersworld i agree i mean it shows a lack of respect to put that it the bad section ....its great that they speak their language ....i speak french so it helps ...but i also like going to greece or poland and trying to pull off a conversation
@@Stephen64138 how was I rude... I just said I didn't like how he put the French language as a bad thing. I am not from Canada. I am not a native French speaker but have learned it. I actually tried to make a balanced point saying that for me I like it but having French makes it easier. However, I also like going somewhere where I don't know the language.
@@Stephen64138 I don't know if you were responding to me. We're you ?
About your #4 and speaking french. I live in Quebec City so i can tell you it's not about tourists not speaking french that offense us, it's about tourists not even trying to.
I mean if you travel to a foreign country it seems you should at least learn some basic words like hi, please, how are you, etc... You'll see it makes a world of difference to a local if he sees your at least trying.
+Kaynos Absolutely agree. We went to Paris in August/1999 and learend enough French to adapt the few days we were there...it's called respect to the community
I hae no problem with Quebec folks getting irritated at travelers' refusal to attempt French learning.
Fruit loop alert!
+W Gaston Well they had two referendums. Both, by a small margin, ended up remaining with Canada.
I agree. If you try most people are willing to do whatever they can to help you. No effort is a sign of disrespect. I lived in the Quebec City region for a short time and loved every minute of it.
+Kaynos Right, like your gonna spend a week in Thailand and learn more than please and thank you before you go. Please.
For the street performers, they actualy pay a permit to perform in the city. That is why they don't need to flee in front of police. Don't get it wrong, they are taxed and they pay the permit so they are good enough to play in streets. They are professionals.
That's how Guy Laliberté started before founding the Cirque du Soleil.
As a french canadian i can confirm what he's saying about the 'ask for help'. Even if you sound shy and you ask for a little help in english you are fine.
The thing is, people are open minded ,but we (i'm going include myself) don't really like to stop people when they don't need to.
I mean you really need to look lost and alone so people can ask you if you need information, because if not, like he said, there is a huge chance that no one will move toward you.
Moral of the story, don't be shy, you have nothing to loose as anyway.
There is like 95% of people who speak french. and around 85% of them know english, no problem,
I agree with you except 85% know English...that is not accurate. Many people in Quebec do not speak English and that is not just rural areas. I have a huge family in Quebec although I was born in the states. I have 66 first cousins, many aunts, uncles, and many many more cousins. The vast majority do not speak English. Some speak English, some speak a little broken English but the majority do not speak English. Many are educated, white collar professionals. One aunt is a school teacher and she does not know a word of English. I have gone to restaurants, gas stations, McDonalds, and convenience stores....No speak English. The neighbors of my Family do not speak English. I have family in Montreal, Sherbrooke, and the majority in the Quebec City area and Chicoutimi. That statement in your post is definitely not accurate. If you work in tourism or hotel....yes it's likely you speak English.
Also my parents did not know a word of English when they moved to the states. They enrolled in night school to learn English because it was impossible to find a job. They had to live with an aunt who learned English from her husband after moving here.
I was on a school trip with my school to Quebec city and we were on a lunch break and were supposed to return at a certain time, but me and a group of friends got lost, we asked some workers how to get to the meet up place but they didn't explain well, so we ended up asking a French woman who didn't speak English, but we knew French so it wasn't much of a problem
+duke613
I think it depends on the level of English you waiting.
I live in Montréal, my English is not very good, I rarely use it in my city and I need some time to wram up when I need it!
I travel a lot and I always manage to make myself understood, so, I think i'm not so so bad...
But, apparently, my English is not good enough for some tourists. Sometimes I just say one word, with my big french accent and they turn away.
So, what is said in the video is true for me, I will never, never approach a tourist, take the first step to offer my help, even if he seems totally lost... And if he approaches me, for me, it's a stress. I beacome nervous when I understand that he will speack in English and I will have to answer in english.
That said, if he lets me say two words, continue to smile and it seem to be happy with my limited English, I'd be happy to help! And generally this is what happens, but, the 5% of the time when the person turns his back, mark me more... and make me nervous for the next time.
+R. H. Hewitt That is awful!
What i love most at Quebec in general is the fact that they succeed to maintain their own culture and language apart of the rest of Canada, even despite the anglophone goverment tried to break them down so many times. English Canada always tried to replace french language and culture in Quebec. BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN!!! Longue vie pour les Québécois et respect de leur langue et culture singulière !!!
That sounds like a view born out of populist propaganda to me (an outsider - not Canadian, who has been trying to find information on this topic). I can't find anything from the past 50 years to suggest such a thing. French is, after all, one of two equal languages at the national level - protected by law sine the 1960s. All provinces provide key services in both French and English, including basic education through post-secondary. Regular polls show almost 80% of the Anglophone population has supported offering federal services in French since the 70s. Today over 90% support the right to French language education outside Quebec.
Most of the cultural dustups I found are disagreements about bilingualism or are actually Quebec vs laws and treaties (often international) concerning intellectual property, free speech, and accessibility, where Quebec is seeking exceptions to international norms and butting heads with multinational corporations. The former, trying to require English to be included alongside French in parts of the Quebec government (Federal road signs, federal judges, etc), is where a lot of contention seems to come from.
Arguing that Federal bilingualism or multinational brands are a concerted campaign by the anglophones to replace French language and culture sounds paranoid and out of touch to me... But this seems to be what certain groups have been successfully claiming for decades... playing off our primal fear of eradication...
Oh honey... you literally have a kiosk /corner store/ dépanneur behind you for the first half of your video. There are plenty of convenience stores around the old part and even outside. Don’t be afraid to ask. Old Québec is less than 2 square km... upper and lower town included. There are at least 12 stores to buy snacks and refreshments from in that small area alone. But great job on the video! You did catch the essence! Safe travel😊
I love Quebec city and this is my favorite city in Canada ever. I really love it here and it is the best city ever. I love it and i wish this was my hometown. I wish I could live for like three months and if I ever get a trip here I would be so excited and would never want to leave.
I speak French, so I love it when a town is francophone!
Furthermore your impression of Québec-city fits perfectly the description of nice French towns like Lyon, Troyes, Reid’s, Blois, Tours, etc.
Old Québec looks wonderful... wow!
I live in Quebec......
I went there lije 50 time cause I live there...
It's on the UNESCO World Heritage List
Thanks for the vid. It was fun to watch as usual. I am actually going next week to QC. Cant wait.
This was the fairest critique of Quebec city from a foreigner I have heard in a long time ! Thank you sir !
I love Quebec City.. went there few times and each time had the best time over the other. I don't speak French but never ever got attitude from anyone..people are so nice ..locals helped us many times and gave us tips and recommended places to go to. me and my husband being Brown, that's pretty impressive that we never had anyone looking down on us.
My husband and I are going to Quebec City next week and I CAN'T WAIT to try to speak french to the locals! I'm memorized a few phrases to help me along...."Je voudrais essayer parler le francais, s'il vous plait. D'accord?!" or "Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement, s'il vous plait?"...pour example. Je ne peux pas attendre!!
How was the trip? Have been there once. No complaints just the extra drive to get there from Toronto. Have lost track of Montreal trips!
As a Scot living in Edinburgh, I have to say that Quebec City looks very familiar! Thanks for the video - now I really want to visit!
I’m a Quebecer and I visited Edinburgh twice and I could not agree more.
You are right and I’ve lived in both cities
Your vids are so awesome. I’ve just started traveling abroad and I always watch your vids before I go. No matter how old the vids maybe...they’re still sooo good. You keep it 💯!
an other advice to the tourists, don't talk about politics and languages (like french vs english)... these 2 subjects are extremly flammable. Just read the comments down below...
Random me indeed. we were conquered and will never accept it.
@Svarte Dauden okay loser 😂 and the canucks are being conquered by Chinese.
@@blackassasin175 come on man
Svarte Dauden
Lol that’s funnier than the Norte dame, deal with it let’s make a PETITION TO BAN FRENCH IN QUEBEC! MAKE QUEBEC 100% ENGLISH!!
@@svartedauden3566 Free Quebec!
Living here for about 9 years. I agree on this water thing he said. It also applies to public toilet.
Well said! Im 48 yrs old, lived in Quebec City my entire life.. You re spot on with your comments! 😎
I just move here from Toronto and I think people from are very nice. They are always willing to help when I ask . Thank you for sharing 😊
I'm in Quebec city right now and it is beautiful!
Quebec City and Forillon National Park are my favorite Canada places.
Great video, actually helpful. I'm going alone in march and I can't wait 😊
Quebec City is on my bucket list! My Gosselin and Laplante side are from Quebec... since 1600's.
As a Canadian I can say.....your reviews are excellent and bang on.
I love and adore Quebec City. It was very interesting to hear the perspective of a non Canadian. I am so used to Quebec, it was good to see through fresh eyes! Your family is lovely.
I adore Quebec!
Got to agree with most of your points. Great video. Thank you!
Thank you, I am traveling to Quebec City this summer & believe this information will be very helpful.
Went here during the winter, very cold but great place to see during the winter
+Leynos Hideyoshi yeah. Love Quebec. Such a nice city.
+woltersworld (dude I'm so sorry about all the dumb comments in this comment section, tbh I though your analysis was fair and well done, also great shots of my city, it's really great to see! Again well done, so glad to see you and your family had fun! Maybe try coming back in winter, we have a lot of things in winter too! ^^
+leynos Hideyoshi how cold was it and did it snow
Charlotte Hughes I come from albany NY, this winter there was no snow and if it did it melted quickly and temperatures were in the 30s to low 40s. When I went to Quebec the temperature were in its 10s-20s and it didn't snow but there was snow on the ground and when I mean on the ground, I mean there was a lot of it and it was even worse because it was frozen lol.
omg I'm moving there this summer and I can wait thx so much
Awesome video Sir, i got very excited by watching your video, i really want to Quebec city now!
So grateful for your posting about Quebec city. Looking forward to going there next week. You are a very helpful. Your pics are lovely and your kids are adorable.
Super informative!!! Thanks so much! I’m def subscribing!! One of the best travel videos I’ve seen.
we were just in quebec city and everyone in old town spoke english which was a bonus its not a mandatory thing to speak both just like how u go to english speaking canada and no one knows french so i consider it to be a nice bonus but not expected. even when we were just outside of old town there were people who helped us find our way and spoke english and i was very grateful. People in quebec often get annoyed with how the rest of canada treats them and expects them to learn english and to conform to the rest but honestly i really appreciated the fact that they are different. you be you Quebec
As a local (born and raised), I was delighted by this video. It is true to say that there are good things and bad things everywhere. Thank you Mark for this very nice video. Hopefully, if you ever visit Quebec City again, someone will make you discover all the culture behind this great city.
Louis-Mario :)
Going to Quebec City for New Years! I'm so excited to practice the french I've been learning
I always enjoy your videos! Thanks for your help!!
For those who consider Quebecois to be rude or language snobs, just try to speak a little French. It doesn't matter how broken it is, just try. As soon as the locals see a little effort, attitudes change, and most of them appreciate the effort and many will switch to English if they decide that their English is better than your French. But just try. My old supervisor was very much an English only type, and I could see that some Quebecois were very offended by his attitude when we were there for a conference. Just try. Start with French and see how things go.
You are so right!! Just a little effort is the best. I live in Québec and at my work place less than half the tourist ask me if i can speak english they just assum we all do because of Montreal maybe. So its very nice to see someone trying is best. We dont judge 😊
Come back during winter its totally different but still awesome except the cold
Job well done! Quebec City is my favorite city in North America. Next month will be my 6th Winter Carnaval. Watching your video makes me want to head up in the spring/summer. Take care!
I've been to the Europe of North America a few times but, long ago. You describe it very well. Nice to see how little it's changed. Thanks for the video.
Salut, Je suis de Québec and I have to say you nailed it. I shared your videos with some friends that are thinking of visiting Quebec City. I'm surprised you left. most people never want to leave here :) Great videos by the way.
*du Québec? lol
@@AdventureParis «Du» if it's the country (Québec), «De» if it's from the town (Quebec city)
fs400ion province*
I just spent the Thanksgiving Weekend in Old Quebec city, lovely lovely city, just like you say on the video, i can imagine how nice it is in the summer.
It's amazing. Would love to get back near christmas time.
It is absolutely beautiful with all the bistros and cafés........ so charming.
The best time to come in winter is during the Carnival.
Heading up with 4 lady friends in February after winter carnival is over. I'm hoping there will still be enough to do given the cold weather and the fact that the carnival is over. My late summer visit last year made me fall in love with Old Quebec. Thanks for the video. I'll miss seeing all the beautiful flower boxes that I see in your video.
Fantastique! Great video, very helpful :)
I like what's written in the menu at a MacDonald Resturant in Quebec.They give me a more classic feeling.
de la bonne cuisine! hahahha
We stayed across the river in Levy and took their ferry into Old Town. It was breathtaking during the day, but leaving at night was spectacular !
Charlotte Law very cool. I will have to try that next time. I am sure my kids would love it! thanks for the tip!
Great video, thank you!
I live near Montreal and I love going to Quebec City! It's an absolute charm and a beautiful city. Sometimes we just drive there a saturday morning, sleep there and come back sunday afternoon. We have our own little places by now! But you're right, don't drive in the Old Town! Park at your hotel or something and then just walk around, it's really easier.
I am going on a class trip to Quebec City and Montreal in 2 months, I was worried about my French not being good enough but after hearing that the French people are polite about I have no worries anymore. Just excited to see the beauty of Quebec! I’m also from Northern Alberta and in our school we are required to take French language arts so that helps
So, how was your trip?
Nice video, very accurate profile of the city. Just 2 corrections. About finding water, there are many "fontaines" around the city that provide a free fresh water supply to refill your bottles, you just have to look around on the streets, sometimes they are like sculptures so doesn't really look like a water supply. And second, Quebec city normally is really hot during summer, maybe the time you spend there was not so much, but it is.
Greetings pal.
Very nice video and narration! Thanks for taking the time to post this video!
All of your videos get right to the point. Thank you for this.
To be honest, I'm proud to be a "québécoise" and, It sure can be annoying how we like to translate everything in french, but with all the language problems we've been through it's kinda normal. Anyway, hope everyone like our beautiful province! And don't forget to eat a lot of poutine!
Ur province is awesome!! It’s so pretty (:
I'm just a little surprised he didn't mention the cuisine as something a visitor would love about Quebec City.
Thank you for making this video. It helps us to plan our trip to the city^^
Thank you for that video Wolt, I always like to click on your tapes since, I've said it before, the infos are interesting and real helpful actually. Its a reliable combination of your own impressions and an generally objective point of view. Also what I do love, especially in that one, you manage to focus on the important little details around the spot without loosing the threat. Good job, Sir! :) Oh and by the way, I so much agree with what you said about the French mentality all over Quebec. I've been to France several times as well and its quiet ironic to see the parallels between the "character of Quebec" and the mentality in original France!
Yep :) and thank you for watching all of our videos you have watched :) it means a lot to us. Thanks! Mark
This is a great serie of videos. I really love what you do, especially the fact that you travel with your young kids. We've just starded our familly and I sometimes find a bit more complicated to swich from traveling alone or with adults only to traveling with a 5 years old and a baby.
I used to be a tour guide in Québec city and never quite understood why some tourists get upset about the french. Would you hate that people speak italian if you were in Italy? If you give me the argument that Québec is in Canada and that Canada is an english speaking country, I'll say you've got to study a little more about the country you're visiting: french and english are the two official languages. And if you hate that sometimes locals do not master equally both languages then I'll reply they don't have to. If you ask why, then go learn about the history of the country.
My reaction to the language comment is not because of my political allegence, I'm not particuly found of the idea of the province eventually getting separated from Canada. But I'm always puzzeled when I ear or read that tourists are upset because the everyday life outside the touristic areas hapends to be in french. That is how we live and who we are, how dare anyone hate that? Of course, if you say you do get upset at mexicans when visiting mexico because they live in spanish, or at Germans when visiting Germany because they don't live in english, well then I'll understand the comment about the french in Québec and Montréal.
Hello Wolter - always watch your reviews every time my family and I decide to go anywhere. Saying that, what are your thougths about visiting during Spring Break (towards end of March)? You think it'll be ideal and would a 3 night stay suffice? I love anything French and I do tend to learn at least the basics but Europe right now is not within our budget, so this place is next. Now, you are the 2nd person to say that Quebec is the most European feel you can expect to in North America. Good thing I asked cuz Montreal was my first choice until my friend said, "no, you have to check out Quebec City.
One of my favorite places in the world. Thanks for doing it justice ❤️
I’m going to f there for the first time in Monday. Some chef friends and I just 2 hours ago decided to book a trip and I found this video very helpful. I look forward to watching more.
I know you travel with your kids, but do you teach or speak to them in any other languages besides English?
I went to Quebec City in July of this year(2019); the locals are well mannered and polite to non-French speakers. I didn’t encounter any difficulties in that aspect. The food is quite expensive there, and many of the attractions can be seen in ONE day; I made a mistake by staying for 3 days; it was quite boring. There are lots of small shops around every street to buy water bottles as well as I did not see a lot tourists. One negative thing I didn’t like about Quebec City is that people tend to smoke a lot in public places.
Quebec City is such a great place with kids. Our kids (when they were about 12) could wander around a bit on their own safely in the upper old town.
Ive been 2wks ago, i love it! Very exotic to me that im from Vancouver. I wanna come back. I love quebec and montreal and i love vancouver😍
Forgot to mention the ice castle during the winter ! ;) That's definetly something you do not want to miss.
Ines Adassi Very true. Very true :)
Québec sure has a unique culture, happy people and good looking women.
Now I understand why Canadians from other provinces hates Québec.
Thank you ☺️
We just got back from a trip to Quebec and loved it! We stayed in the Rue Saint Jean area and I’m so glad we didn’t rent a car! Quebec is so walkable.
Hello! My friends and I will be staying in Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac! And I must say your videos have been VERY helpful! We're planning on going to both Montreal, and Quebec City. Can't wait! Thanks Mark!
One of the first cities I vacationed when I was new in the USA was Quebec City. I was probably 2 years only in America and this was more than 30 years ago. Since then, I travelled in so many places like Europe, Carribean, Asia, the USA, etc. because I love to travel. I love Quebec and I love to come back to Quebec. I was there for 1 week, and I can understand a little French because is like similar to Spanish. I studied 2 years of Spanish and in the Philippines, we were taught English from 1st grade. I never have a hard time understanding the signs and I was able to speak a little French in a week. I had no problem communicating in Quebec. I am going back to Quebec next year when I go on a cruise in Canada/ New England which will be the starting port of the cruise. I missed Quebec and I am looking forward to being back there next year after 30 years.
Great Video. Lots of useful info. Been thinking of taking a cheap trip this summer to "Europe" and driving wife and 7yr old son up to QC. It about an 8 hr drive from NJ.
Vous êtes bienvenu
I went last october and it was great. The exchange rate was in our favor. I don't know where you will enter but I went in at Ogdensburg NY to Cornwall Ontario. I made a money exchange there and it was much much cheaper than my exchange in Quebec City. If you love old architecture you will love Quebec. Parking is a bear! My daughter and I rarely moved the car. We walked almost everywhere. Don't forget to try the Poutine!
great video ! im working in old quebec and your video tell the truth! thank you for visiting us !
It's also fun to come to quebec when it's the Festival d'été de Québec in July !!!
You see... if i go in USA as a tourist, i should not be offended by the fact that i cant be understood in french. I will need to communicate in english. It make sense since its their culture and their language. So why is it a problem for you to need to learn a bit of french if you come here in Quebec? Its our language! We are home, here since 1608. Way before english people. You need to understand that, in Quebec, your language is not the center of universe.
Another point you need to understand is our mentality. For us it is not polite to jump on a tourist to ask if he want something. We dont invade your privacy. We assume that if you need something, you will ask and we are willing to help you. Nothing is more annoying when i shop in some stores than hungry salesman jump on me to make money. Like if i was a piece of meat, the second i walk in. Its like sharks after their prey!
We have a more polite attitude. When celebrites from Hollywood come here, they enjoy the fact that fans are not crazy fucked up weirdos. Here, nobody jump on them if we see them in public. Bodyguards are almost useless here since people are politely smilling to celebrities and sometime saying hi to them, but nothing more, knowing that they want to be left alone. And if they are willing to chat, they will do first move. This how we are in Quebec. We are civilized. We respect others privacy. We are warm and friendly. If we feel that you are willing to communicate, we are always willing for it. But we dont jump on you like sharks on prey.
Ask Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and many other celebrities that come here. Many of them have houses here. They love it here. They can walk freely in streets, shop in public freely. attend to music festival, movies in theatres and so on without any annoying problem... People are polite, warm but NOT intrusive like crazy fans are in the U.S. Celebrities can live normal life in here like anyone else. In USA they cant live like normal people do. They needs bodyguards.
Fabrice Tremblay ,that IS a rather comendable societal , cultural phenomenon , and trait....decorum. I actually CAN beleive that is really how it is there also, for some reason. 😊
I grew up in Los Angeles and I can confirm that the locals don't give a crap about celebrities. In fact, it's annoying when one is around because their stupid security guards, etc. block of walkways and such. Whatever. I don't care. I'm from L.A. and I don't care that it's Brad Pitt, I just want to walk across this aisle to get to the bathroom so I can pee. Ok? Out of my way. There are a lot of transplants to the area who seem to care though.
Not all of us are rude and ignorant, I took up French in high school so I could understand and respect your language. So it’s really offensive when you say our language is the center of the world and how we “jump like prey to get money” and no bodyguards aren’t everywhere.
I agree with you. I think he didn't mean to be rude but in a way he did it anyways. I am from Québec as well and I understand what he tried to communicate but failed to do it properly. I also think he took the ''not speaking any french issue'' as a ''hate'' thing offensive. As the youtuber said, it is not really a hate category but a ''be sure you're aware of these details'' category.
Minus the comment about english isn't the center of the world, he is right as when we travel somewhere, we have to learn a little of the local language and not be surprised if anyone can't communicate properly with you if you don't. I am dissapointed though that the Québécois are reticent about accepting english as the international language. We can understand why when we know about Québec's story but as usual, not everyone is like that. I am proud to watch my shows in english, being able to communicate in english, to travel in english cities and not worry about being lost. The language is simpler than french and I love using it. Not much of Québecers can say they are proud Canadians before saying they are proud Québecers. I am both. :)
Fabrice Tremblay I'm not reading all this shit.. but I understand pal
I am visiting Quebec City this fall with my fìance and am very excited. I have been practicing French for the last few months so that I can at the very least have a basic understanding. My question and main concern- Is it frowned upon more by locals to speak French and possibly mispronounce something, or to not even try at all?
I am ultra excited about getting to experience the food, the people, and the history there. Je vous remercie beaucoup pour votre aide !
awesome vid planning on going there in may or june
I remember seeing ur video of Toronto last summer lol very helpful thanks !
I was born in Quebec city and lived there for 20 years, and I always thought it was the most boring city on the planet. I'm glad you seem to enjoy it ;) I guess the grass is always greener elsewhere.
+goomba008 I wouldn't say so. My dad was born and lived for 30 years in Quebec city and i can still see in his eyes that it is the best place on earth to him. I've seen most of Canada's big cities except Halifax and I really think Quebec city is the most beautiful one. But when it's about wich one i prefer to live in, Montreal is the place :)
+goomba008 With all the many visitors from all over the globe who enjoy their visits in Quebec City and using their limited French to get by, how can it be boring ?
I think it depends on the personnality. It ain't really boring, but it's not Toronto/Montreal .
The founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté used to be street performer in Quebec city.
+Axxex Baie-St-Paul actually, but also in Québec. Have you visited the region?
+hillcon45 I'm from Montreal, didn't know where he was born, but it's been said that used to perform for tourists in the Vieux Quebec as a street artist. Haven't had the chance to visit ;)
The Lavender fields called Bleu Lavande at Fitch Bay, Qc. Just before Memphrémagog there's a quaint village for a pit stop of foods and drinks the beautiful lac Memphrémagog then the air slowly fills with the fresh smell of lavender fields.. with on site boutique, activities and outdoor massages and tastings.
Don't forget your pick nick basket before leaving the quaint village for a little snack 😘🤫😋👌
I’ve been subscribed for a while and I rewatched this video since I’m going
I've lived in Québec for about 10 years, and let me give a 6th hate (and beware): Drivers hate cyclists and pedestrians. Always be careful when cycling and walking, the cars will not stop, slow down or stear clear to help you. They don't care. Also, some local radio hosts have been known to encourage this hateful behaviour...
Because the cyclists dont respect nothing in my cpuntry thats why and after the cyclists did their shit they call us all kinds of names but you still roll on the roads where its supposed to be for cars 😉
Maybe if the cyclist would respect the road signs the situation would be different.
Another awesome viddy Mark -- Well done sir!! Of all the places in N. America, QC is near the very top of my desired destinations & I haven't gotten there yet. :( Maybe I'll surprise the wife with a 4-5 day trip up there! She'll be thrilled!
We'll both have to brush-up on our linguistics, but a very tiny price to pay for the seemingly almost magical city.
Thanks for the tips!!
MyCatFooed seriously, Quebec City is one of my favorite places in North America, by far. I loved it.
Bob Ford
MyCatFooed Welcome to Québec City ;-)
woltersworld Ever been to Saint Pierre and Miquelon? The last French colony in North America,.
Hi Mark, Quebec City is on my must-visit list for Christmas markets with the family (hopefully 2021). Flying into YUL. Car rental and make the drive, or take the train from YUL? I know the train might take twice as long, but thinking it might add to the experience. Thoughts?
Your channel and info rock !